A truck overturned on Thursday following strong Cape winds in the Western Cape.The driver was not inside the truck when it overturned.The truck has since been moved off the road to avoid causing traffic.A Simba truck driver was on Thursday left in complete shock after the truck he was driving overturned due to the strong…
Local snake catcher Nick Evans rescued a 2.3m black mamba hiding under bales of hay at a scrapyard on KwaZulu-Natal's north coast.Retrieving the mamba was a speedy 20-minute affair, with the help of the scrapyard workers and Evans' fellow snake catcher friend.Evans has had numerous calls to remove mambas from this particular scrapyard.Veteran snake catcher…
Some 30 firemen from five stations helped to contain a fire at Esiltuli Transport Logistics and Recycling in Boksburg. They found recycled materials, like paper and plastic, on fire in the factory's yard. No structures were affected by the blaze; the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Five fire stations around the east of…
Gauteng's health department honoured healthcare workers, who have displayed high levels of excellence in their respective fields.News24 caught up with some of the recipients on their experiences in the frontline.This comes as Gauteng is expected to reach 120 000 cases by the end of July and 300 000 by the end of August.The Gauteng Department…
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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